Lancashire Records Office.

[Rhonda3]

Thank you Dotty, after 25 years of looking for this man, I don't mind waiting. I just hope the name of the town he was from, is mentioned.

Kind regards.
Rhonda3

[dotty]

I was told today at the Lancahire Records Office that the records for the Lancaster Assizes are held at Kew
Sorry I couldn't help you

Dotty

[Rhonda3]

Thank you Dotty, that really is a great help. I will contact Kew and hopefully find something relating to Robert BUTLER/BROWNS records.

Thank you again.

Kind regards Rhonda3

[dotty]

Information relating to document ref. no. DDCM 1/37
Robert Jacquer, Robert Butler, otherwise Robert Brown, William Travis, James Anderton, Peter Kenyon, John Halliwell, John Greenhalgh (burglary) John Booth (robbery), William Bayley (stealing in a dwelling house), John Green (horse stealing) James Williamson,
These documents are held at: Lancashire Record Office


The above has shown up  on the a2a  site ,perhaps they are at Lancashire Records Office after all .I will phone them this morning and will get back to you

Dotty

[Rhonda3]

Hi Dotty,

Document ref. no. DDCM 1/37 Lancashire Record office have looked up this document for me and sent me the information, which gives no more information only, that they were sentenced to the Term of Their Natural Lives.

Preston Chronicle, Saturday 2 July 1831, Issue 983. Capital Convicts- The commuted sentences of the prisoners capitally convicted at our last assizes (three months ago) were received only a few days ago by Mr. Higgin, the keeper of the gaol, and are as follows, viz-Robert Jaques, Robert Jaques, Robert Butler otherwise called Robert Brown, William Travis, James Anderton, Peter Kenyon, John Hallwell and John Greenhalgh, severally found guilty of burglary and sentenced to Transportation for life.

Dotty, I have the copy from the Preston Chronicle again, there is no mention of the town Robert Butler was from.

I must mention too, for those who don't know. If you are a resident of New South Wales, you can apply on line for a Readers Ticket for the New South Wales State Library. Your Readers Ticket will be posted to you, once it arrives you will have access to 18th and 19th Century British Newspapers this is how I obtained the copy.

Kind regards

Rhonda Newell.

[dotty]

Rhonda
Iam not sure if the LRO hold microfilm of the Preston Chronicle or whether theey are at the Harris Library.If they are at the LRO I will look up some back copies for you but it will be September when I next go .Please remind me around the 4th Sept

Dotty

[Rhonda3]

Thank you again Dotty.

Rhonda

[roger-syde]

Hi Dotty,

I'm looking for a birth/baptism record for Mally Hall born about 1797 in Ashton-under-Lyne and then her marriage to William Schofield between 1815 and 1823. If you are able to give any help, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Roger

[chesters]

Hi Dotty,

If you get time when you next go the the record office could you do a quick marriage look up please.

Joseph Williams and Martha Henshaw at Manchester, St John in 1839.

Many thanks,
Chesters.

Also, Roger, I don't know if you've seen this but there is a marriage of a William Schofield and a Mally Holt in 1819 in Rochdale and a christening that might be worth looking at of a Matty Holt Ashton Under Lyne, St Michael in 1797.

Chesters.